{"product_id":"do-the-math-secrets-lies-and-algebra-9780061229572","title":"Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsing concepts from algebra and relating them to life, Tess navigates the waters of friendship, popularity, and family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMath lover Tess has always used mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life. She is surprised to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also has to learn about injustice and ethics when a family friend mysteriously dies, and when she witnesses a cheating episode at her school and realizes that keeping silent about it, even to get in the good graces of the cutest boy in school, only leads to more trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre theorems and axioms about life fail-safe? Is there an absolute answer to everything, just as there are absolute numbers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, Tess decides that her life, like the infinity sign, is always changing, but that as long as she sticks to some key principles for herself, she can handle life's uncertainties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLichtman, Wendy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWendy Lichtman writes personal essays for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e, among other national publications. She has also written four previous young adult novels, including \u003cem\u003eDo the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra\u003c\/em\u003e. She holds a degree in mathematics and has tutored public-school students in algebra for several years. When she decided to write about a teenage girl who realizes that some questions have more than one right answer, algebra, with its unknowns and variables, seemed a perfect metaphor. Wendy Lichtman lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543361229074,"sku":"9780061229572","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3f7e415-8a22-4145-8e5e-eee317e21e22.jpg?v=1731507330","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/do-the-math-secrets-lies-and-algebra-9780061229572","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}